FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

E360 VENTILATOR

MDR report key: 1220838 · Received October 30, 2008

Report

Report Number
2023050-2008-00075
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 30, 2008
Date of Event
October 9, 2008
Report Date
October 15, 2008
Manufacturer
NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Product Code
CBK
PMA / PMN Number
K053502
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING USE ON A PATIENT, THE VENTILATOR DISPLAY FROZE WITH THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE: "CAN NOT OPEN BITMAP FILES. ALL.C/360". THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE ALARM; ONLY ALARM LAMP WAS LIT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO PT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE HAS FOUND THAT WHEN THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS THE PT CONTINUES TO BE VENTILATED, HOWEVER, IF A SUBSEQUENT ALARM EVENT WERE TO OCCUR, THERE WOULD BE A VISUAL ALARM, BUT NO AUDIBLE ALARM WOULD SOUND TO ALERT THE CAREGIVER OR HOSPITAL STAFF. THIS SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE HAS ONLY BEEN NOTED IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3.1B VERSION OF THE VENTILATOR SOFTWARE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 E360 VENTILATOR CBK NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. E360 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK